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C. B. DRAKE Oct. 22, 1955.-

SIGN

Filed May 8, 1954 2 sheets-sheet 1 Cfiar/esb? Drake.

Oct. 22, 1935. Q B, DRAKE 2,018,440

SIGN I Filed May 8, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. 22, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SIGN corporation of Virginia.

Application May 8, 1934, Serial No. 724,559

16 Claims. (01. 40-432) My invention relates to new and useful improvements in signs and.more particularly to a sign including opposed face plates and means for illuminating the same, the principal object of the invention residing in the provision of a sign of the character described employing a luminous tube for illuminating purposes.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a novel formation of ban-d by which the face plates are supported and positioned, the band being connected to a suitable form of base or support and this base or support in turn being adapted for supporting the sign as an entirety on a suitable supporting member such as a table, counter, or a standard forming a part of a gasoline pump or the like.

A further object of the invention consists in novel means for supporting the luminous tube relative to the band as well as novel means for supporting a reflector adapted to direct the light rays from the luminous tube towards the opposed face plates carried by the band.

A still further object oi. the invention resides in the provision of a novel form of reflector formed and adapted to receive and enclose a transformer.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention consists in the novel details of construction, and arrangement of parts, described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and while I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of the invention, as they now appear to me, it will be understood that such changes may be made as will fall within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 illustrates a face view with one of the face plates removed.

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 with parts shown in elevation.

Fig. 3 is a fragmental section on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. A is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a fragmental detail showing in side elevation the supporting casting for the reflector and a longitudinal section through a portion of the supporting band for the opposed face plates; and

Fig. 6 is a transverse section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 3.

In the drawings A denotes a base to which is connected a circular band indicated at B which carries the opposed glass face plates C.

The band B is formed of two separate circular sheet metal members indicated at I and 2, the member I forming the outer portion of the band whereas the member 2 forms the inner portion thereof. The member I is curved transversely, as shown more particularly in Fig. 6 of the drawings, to form the inwardly directed flange portions 3 on the circumferential edges while the member 2 is formed with the flange portions 4 inclined outwardly towards the flange 1'0 portions 3 of the member l, as shown more particularly in Fig. 6 of the drawings, and it will be noted that the flange portions 4, of the member 2, engage the flange portions 3 of the member I inwardly of the outer edges thereof to form what l'l may be termed grooves to receive the split rings 5 which in turn engage the edges of the face plates B for securing said face plates to the band.

The ends of the member I are overlapped, as '10 shown at 6, more particularly in Fig. 5 of the drawings, and are secured together by riveting, welding, or other desired manner.

A casting l engages the inner surface of the member I and overlies the overlapped ends 6, as 9| shown more particularly in Fig. 5 of 'the drawings This casting l is provided with a threaded opening to receive the threaded end of the post or standard 8 and is further provided with the outwardly extending projections 9 which extend in 0 a direction circumferentially of the band, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3 of the drawings, The ends of the circular member 2 forming .a part of the band overlie the projections 9 and U are drawn into engagement with the body portion "II of the casting at the inner ends of the projections 9. Bolts ill extend through the sections l and 2 of the band as well as the projections 9 with their threaded ends engaging in threaded openingsformed in the upper surface of the base or 4'0 support A and through means of these bolts ill the band B as well .as the casting 1 are secured to the base or support A, the upper surface of the base or support A being curved as shown to conform to the curvature of the band. C5

Carried by the post or standard 8 is a reflector II which is centrally enlarged, as shown at l2, to provide a housing or casing for a transformer shown in dotted lines Figs. 1 and 2, the trans- I former being supported by the post or standard 8. 50

The inner member 2 oi the band B is provided with the circumferentially spaced struck-out portions 13 which provide eyes through which are engaged the wires M which in turn are wrapped around a luminous tube l5 to connect the said luminous tube to the band. Connected to, and extending from, the ends of the luminous tube are the wires it which extend through bushings IT in the enlarged portion !2 of the reflector i l to be connected to the transformer positioned in the enlarged portion of the reflector. At I8 I have illustrated the current wire which passes through the post or standard 8 which is hollow and will be connected to the transformer. The ends of the luminous tube 15 may be secured to the post or standard 8 by means of the wire indicated at 2B.

The face plates B, which are of glass or other suitable material, are convexed outwardly, as shown, and provided adjacent their outer edges with the circumferentially extending truly transparent portions IS, the remaining portions of the faces being translucent. The luminous tube I5 will be supported in alignment with the truly transparent portions .and readily visible therethrough From the above detailed description it is thought thatthe construction of my improved form of sign will be readily understood. It will be seenthat I have provided a novel form of band for supporting the face plates, have provided novel means for securing the band to the base or support, have provided novel means for securing ,a luminous tube to the band, and have provided a novel form of reflector for directing the light rays to the face plates as well as for housing a transformer.

"Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent.-is:-

1. A sign of the character described including a circular band, eye pcrtions struck from the band, a luminous tube, and means engageable with the eye portions for connecting the luminous :tube to the band.

,2. A sign of the character described including :a base, a band, a casting engageable with the band, and means extending through the band and casting for securing the band and casting to the base.

'3. Asign of the character described including a base, a band, a casting, means engageable with the casting and band for securing the same to the base, opposed face plates carried by the band, an'dmeans for illuminating the face plates.

4. Asign of the character described including a base, a band, a casting, means engageable with the casting and band for securing the same to the base, opposed face plates carried by the band, "and a luminous tube carried by the band for illuminating the face plates,

5. A sign of the character described including a base, 'a band, a casting, means engageable with the band and casting for securing the same to the base, opposed face plates carried by the band, meansfor illuminating the opposed face plates, and a reflector carried by the casting.

6. A sign of the character described including abase, a band,'a casting, means engageable with the band and casting for securing the same to the base, opposed face plates carried by the band, a luminous tube carried by the band for illuminatingthe opposed face plates, and a reflector carried by the casting.

7. A sign of the character described including a base,.a band, a casting, means engageable with .theband and casting for securing the same to thebase, opposed faceplates carried by the band, :a reflector carried by the casting, and a luminous tube carried by the band and encircling the reflector.

8. A sign of the character described including a. band formed of inner and outer circular members, the ends of the outer member being overlapped, a casting engageable with the outer member with the ends of the inner member engageable therewith, and opposed face plates carried by the band.

9. A sign 'of the character described including a base, a band formed of inner and outer circu- .lar members, a casting engageable with the outer member with the ends of the inner member engageable therewith, means engageable with the band and casting for securing the same to the base, and opposed face plates carried by the band.

10. A sign of the character described includ-' ing abase, a band formed of inner and outer circular members, the ends of the outer member being overlapped, a casting engageable with the outer member with the ends of the inner member engageable therewith, means engageable with the band and casting for securing the same-to the base, and opposed face plates carried-by the band.

11. A sign of the-character described including a base, a band formed of inner and outercircular members, a casting provided with projections, the casting engaging with the outer member and the ends of the inner member overlying the projections, means passing through the band and the V projections of the casting for securing the same 13. A sign of the character described including a base, aband formed of inner and outer circular members, a casting engageable with the outer member with the ends of the innermember engageable therewith, means for securing the band and casting to the base, opposed face plates carried by the band, and a luminous tube carried by the band between the opposed face plates.

14. A sign of the character described including a base, a band formed of inner and outer circular members, a casting engageable with the outer member with the ends of the inner member engageable therewith, means for securing the band andcasting to the base, opposed face'plates carried by the band, a luminous tube carried by the no band, a reflector carried by the casting, and a.

luminous tube carried by the band and surrounding the reflector.

16. A sign of the character described including a band formed. of inner and outer circularmembers, the outer circular member having inwardly directed edge portions and the inner circular member having outwardly directed edge portions engaging the inwardly directed edge portions of the outer member at points to provide circumferentially extending grooves, opposed face plates carried by the band with the edge portions thereof engageable with the outwardly directed portions of the inner member inwardly of the grooves,

and means positioned in the grooves for holding the face plates in position relative to the band. 5

CHARLES B. DRAKE. 

